Just because the police or someone in the community believe that something you did is crime, does not mean it is a crime and it doesn’t mean that you did it. However, this is how a criminal charge starts. Someone believes you committed a crime and it is reported to the police or a police officer observes it. If someone from the public reports a crime, that is how the police are notified. To learn more visit our website, https://northernmichiganlegal.com/steps-in-a-criminal-case-in-michigan